CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-1106

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.53%

41th percentile - higher than 41% of all known CVEs

Summary

Buffer overflow in kppp in KDE allows local users to gain root access via a long -c (account_name) command line argument.

Risk Assessment

Local users can exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to the system, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update KDE software to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and restrict access to local users.

Other vulnerabilities in kppp w KDE

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in kppp in KDE allows local users to gain root access via a long -c (account_name) command line argument.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS